Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) - TreeTime.ca

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) vs Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)

Rosa acicularis

Dasiphora fruticosa syn. Potentilla fruticosa

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Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose)
Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla)

Alberta's provincial flower, Alberta Wild Rose, is a small, deciduous shrub known for its beautiful pink blooms and thick, thorny stems.

Native to Canada, this hardy perennial is an attractive addition to any garden. Wildlife enjoy its edible rosehips, which inclined growers can use in jams, jellies, and rose hip tea.

Shrubby Cinquefoil is a small, deciduous flowering shrub. This hardy species is densely covered with leaves and produces pale to bright yellow buttercup-shaped flowers terminally on the stems.

Flowering typically occurs from early to late summer. Shrubby Cinquefoil is a popular ornamental shrub choice and is capable of growing on a variety of sites.

Alberta Wild Rose (Prickly Rose) Quick Facts

Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla) Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: bright red
Flowers: pink,blooms between May and June. Flowers are both male and female
Flowers: bright yellow cup-shaped
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium




Other Names: arctic rose, bristly rose, prickly wild rose
Other Names: tundra rose